WORKSHOPS

Choose a Workshop

Choose a workshop from the list that most closely describes your group's needs:
exs.)
One Group, Many Voices (Team Building)
No Apologies: Confident Speech (Presentation Skills)
Accents in Action (Dialects/Improv)
Voice & Movement (Character Work)
Shake Out Your Shakespeare (Embodied Text) ...

OR

Create Your Own

Work with Matthew to design your own unique workshop!

Workshops are tailored specifically to the skills and experiences you would like to achieve.

Pick a general concept, and we will collaborate to fit the workshop to the skill level and number of participants in your group.

One Group, Many Voices

Encourage each member of your ensemble, cast, or company to be heard! Achieve greater freedom in group projects, and improve the productivity of your collaborations. This workshop focuses on balancing speaking and listening skills, using Improv games, Voice and Body exploration, and creative teamwork.

No Apologies: Confident Speech

Build confidence in your Public Speaking! Explore both the technical skills of persuasive speech, and the mental and physical tricks of expressive presentation. Learn about Clear Articulation, Supported Vocal Volume, Confident Physicality, and Clear Targeting.

Accents in Action

Explore the pillars of Dialect Work! Apply Accents and Character Voices to both improvised scenes and scripted text. Participants will learn about Vocal Posture, altered Pronunciation, spoken Musicality, and the Cultural Context of accents. Both real-world and invented accents will be explored.

Voice & Movement (Character Creation)

For your ensemble, cast, or class of actors, this workshop is a boost of voice, speech, and movement skills to prepare for upcoming performances. Great for students without Voice & Speech classes, or theater productions without a Vocal Coach. Explore the limits of your Physicality, the potential of your Voice, and the Creativity of your ensemble.

Shake Out Your Shakespeare

Perform classical text with Energy and Expressiveness. This workshop focuses on embodying Action through Words. Using clues from the text, participants will find new ways to Engage both the body and voice, and will be able to perform classical text more effortlessly, with Specificity and Confidence.

Interpersonal Communication

If you can learn to express yourself with Authenticity, you can learn a lot about how to communicate with others. This workshop is both a group experience, and a moderated discussion. Learn to use the vocabulary of Public Speaking and Theater Performance as a non-threatening prompt for deep discussions about self-respect, diversity, tolerance, conflict resolution, and other important topics.

Concepts for Creating Workshops include: Team Building, Presentation Skills, Persuasion/Argument, Dialects/Accents, Character Work, Improv Acting, Voice&Movement, Speech Technique, Textwork/Shakespeare, Interpersonal Communication ...

Once you have chosen a workshop or concept, contact Matthew Hultgren to discuss Rates, Schedule, and Payment. In your message, please provide a brief description of your available spaces for the workshop. (exs. small gymnasium, 50-seat classroom, proscenium stage, black box theater, etc.)
Prices are flexible, based on duration of the workshop, number of participants, and distance from Philadelphia, PA
Most workshops are 1 day, for 2-4 hours total. Two or Three-part workshops (1-2 hrs each) can be scheduled for large groups over the course of a week.
Suggested # of participants: 6-12, 12-20, 20-40. Even numbers are recommended for group work. Make sure you have enough space for the group. Larger numbers may be split into multiple workshops.

Contact Matthew for information on Scheduling, Rates, and Payment